Is Vladmir Putin an evil genius? Or has he got high on his own supply? New York Times published columnist, Lecturer in Journalism and long-term explorer of Russian and European conspiracy theories, Dr Ilya Yablokov joins James and Jol to discuss the mountainous level of conspiracy theories surrounding the Russian leader, and how he’s weaponizing them.

If he’d just listened to Biggie Smalls album, could we have avoided warfare? Just what does the KGB school actually teach you? And, is it all the fault of the sinister gays?

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